"The teacher's challenge...is to be clearheaded in separating out a student's poor performance or detachment and defensiveness from intellectual possibility.And when the conditions are right - the right teacher or approach or moment in a young person's life - when this clicks, wary students can be engaged, caught-up, sometimes to thier suprise. "Man, that's crazy!"
Mike Rose
From The Mind at Work 2004 Viking Press
About Me
- marybeth
- Since 1987, I've taught high school in the inner-city public schools of Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland Municipal School District is a system fraught with the challenges inherent to a large district and an impoverished city. I am publishing this journal in response to those who are quick to criticize "those lazy, greedy, teachers". I offer you a glimpse into my world. I have always been a student of behavior. As a child, I would tame wild creatures and befriend strays. When I grew up, my natural empathy helped me become adept at observing, understanding and predicting human behavior, as well as discovering and studying what inspires and motivates people. Especially fascinating, are relationships; who we choose to associate with, and why; how we interact with one another, and how we affect each others lives.
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